START CHECKING ACCOUNT

Introducing teens and young adults to a smart way of banking.

Your first checking account starts here

Open your first checking account with Advantis. We’ll help you get off to a great start! It’s part of our Start Financial Program which offers special accounts, learning, and advice for teens, young adults, and members new to loans.

If you’re under 18 years old: We welcome you to open a Start Checking Account, as long as a parent or guardian becomes a joint owner on your account. Parents will have access to monitor and help manage their child’s account and transfer funds to them through online and mobile banking.

Start Checking Account features:

For members age 14 to 22

FREE – no monthly fee

Pays you unlimited cash back on debit card purchases of $3.00 or more!*

No long list of requirements – just sign up for eStatements

Free online banking and mobile app means this account moves with you

Get all the details:

Earn unlimited cash back (for real)

Every time you spend $3.00 or more with your Cash Back debit card, you’ll earn $0.10. No caps. No limits.

Always free, no matter what

Unlike many big banks, Advantis charges you no monthly fee. In fact, we pay you every month in cash back!

No complicated requirements

Just sign up to receive your monthly statements by email and you qualify to earn cash back.

30,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide

Get cash at 100+ ATMs in Portland, and thousands nationwide through the Co-Op network.

Boost your money smarts with free online learning

After you open any account or loan that’s part of the Start Financial Program, we’ll email you short videos that will teach you all the basics when it comes to your finances. Below are the videos you’ll receive after you open your Start Checking Account.

*Minimum amount to open a Start Checking is $25. To earn cash back you must be signed up to receive eStatements from Advantis. You will earn $0.10 on every qualifying purchase that posts during the account cycle. A qualifying purchase is a purchase of $3.00 or more that is made with the debit card tied to your Start Checking account, including purchases made with your card through a Digital Wallet supported by Advantis and purchases made with your debit card online. For purposes of the Start Checking account, the account cycle runs from the first day of the month to the last day of the month. Your cashback will be posted to your Start Checking account on the first day of the month following the close of the account cycle. You will not receive any cashback for any purchases posted during the same month you close your account. You must be between the ages of 14 to 22 years old in order to qualify for the Start Checking account. On the first day of the month following your 23rd birthday, your Start Checking account will convert to a Cashback Checking account.

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